page_title: List of people from Madison, Wisconsin
section_title: Athletes and sports figures
hierarchical_section_title: List of people from Madison, Wisconsin / Athletes and sports figures
caption_attribution_description: English: Courtesy of St. Louis Universoty
context_page_description: The following notable people are or have been associated with Madison, Wisconsin.
context_section_description: Frank Baker, NFL player
  Jim Bakken, NFL player
  Peter Barrett, Olympic gold medalist
  Ed Barry, MLB player
  Sam Barry, head coach of the Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team and USC Trojans men's basketball, baseball, and football teams; member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
  Les Bartholomew, MLB player
  Marc Behrend, NHL player
  Henry Benn, baseball player
  Dave Besteman, Olympic athlete
  Sandy Botham, head coach of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Panthers women's basketball team
  Gene Brabender, MLB player for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles and the Seattle Pilots/Milwaukee Brewers
  Art Bramhall, MLB player
  Tyrone Braxton, NFL player
  Alex Brooks, NHL player
  Craig Brown, national champion curler
  Erika Brown, national champion curler
  Bob Bruer, NFL player
  Roman Brumm, NFL player
  Adam Burish, NHL player
  John Byce, NHL player
  Gabe Carimi, All-American football player
  Connie Carpenter-Phinney, road cyclist and ice speed skater; winner of first-ever women's Olympic road race (1984)
  Charlie Chech, MLB player
  Bruce Christensen, MLB player
  Geep Chryst, quarterbacks coach of the San Francisco 49ers
  Paul Chryst, head coach of the University of Wisconsin football team
  Rick Chryst, commissioner of the Mid-American Conference, 1999-2009
  John Coatta, NFL scout
  Eddie Cochems, "father of the forward pass"
  Bill Cofield, head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team; first African American head coach of a major sport in the Big Ten Conference; 1976-1982
  Bill Collins, NFL player
  Casey Cramer, NFL player
  Annabelle Cripps, Olympic athlete
  Kevin Dean, NHL player
  Dorcas Denhartog, Olympic athlete
  Mary Docter, Olympic athlete
  Sarah Docter, Olympic athlete
  Clarence Esser, NFL player
  Paul Feldhausen, professional football player
  Casey FitzRandolph, Olympic gold medalist
  Mary Froning, AAGPBL player
  Steve Furniss, Olympic medalist, Pan American Games gold medalist
  Reece Gaines, NBA player for the Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, and the Milwaukee Bucks
  Vern Geishert, MLB player
  Gale Gillingham, NFL player
  Mike Gosling, professional baseball player
  Carie Graves, Olympic gold medalist, head coach of the Harvard Crimson and Texas Longhorns women's crew teams
  Steve Green, NBA player
  Paul Gruber, NFL player
  Dale Hackbart, NFL player for the Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Cardinals, and the Denver Broncos
  Donald Hayes, NFL player
  Beth Heiden, Olympic speedskater
  Eric Heiden, Olympic speedskater
  Russell Hellickson, Olympic wrestler
  Phil Hellmuth, professional poker player
  Jack Ikegwuonu, NFL player
  Dan Immerfall, Olympic medalist, head referee for the International Skating Union, member of National Speedskating Hall of Fame
  Mark Johnson, 1980 Miracle on Ice USA Olympic hockey team gold medalist, NHL player
  Nicole Joraanstad, national champion curler
  Tim Jordan, NFL player
  Jerry Kelly, professional golfer
  Amanda Kessel, Olympic gold medalist in women's ice hockey and NWHL player for the Metropolitan Riveters
  Phil Kessel, NHL player for the Pittsburgh Penguins
  Gordon King, NFL player
  George Kittle, NFL player for the San Francisco 49ers
  Phyllis Koehn, AAGPBL player
  Scott Kooistra, NFL player
  Joe Kurth, NFL player
  Dan Lanphear, professional football player
  Debi Laszewski, IFBB professional bodybuilder
  Mike London, professional football player
  Helene Madison, won three gold medals at the 1932 Olympics in swimming
  Wesley Matthews, basketball player
  Greg Mattison, NFL coach
  Jeronne Maymon (born 1991), basketball player for Hapoel Eilat B.C. of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
  Dave McClain, head coach of the Ball State Cardinals and Wisconsin Badgers football teams
  Debbie McCormick, world champion curler, Olympic athlete
  Milton McPike, NFL player
  Walter Meanwell, former head coach of the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team, member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
  Bob Mionske, Olympic athlete
  Jim Montgomery, world champion swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame
  Eric Morel, boxer, former WBA Flyweight champion.
  Peter Mueller
caption: Eddie Cochems
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